Average Monthly Sunshine in Castro-Urdiales

The graphs on this page shows the average number of hours per month and per day that Castro-Urdiales receives direct sunlight. The numbers are calculated over a 30-year period to provide a reliable average.

Monthly hours of sunshine

Seasonal sunshine in Castro-Urdiales varies. It peaks at 188 hours in July and drops to 78 hours in December. The total annual amount of sun is 1620 hours.

Daily hours of sunshine

Seasonal changes in sunshine hours are quite obvious. While July receives considerable daily sunshine with up to 6.3 hours, December marks the darkest time of the year, where sunshine is scarce with only 2.6 hours of sunlight per day.

Castro-Urdiales’s total hours of sunshine compared to other major cities

Castro-Urdiales enjoys an average of 1620 hours of sunshine annually. Let’s compare this with some popular tourist destinations:

Seville, Spain, enjoys an impressive 2920 hours of sunshine per year, making it an ideal destination even in winter.

Manchester, UK, experiences just around 1420 hours of sunshine annually.

Vancouver, Canada, receives approximately 1940 hours of sunshine annually.

In Tokyo, Japan, the average annual sunshine is 1930 hours, with sunny periods between rainy seasons.

Other climate information

November, Castro-Urdiales’s wettest month, receives 61 mm of rainfall and has a maximum daytime temperature of 16°C. During the driest month August you can expect a temperature of 24°C.

For more detailed insights into the city’s temperatures, check out our Temperature page. To explore more about precipitation patterns, visit our Precipitation page.